Putting on a Circus Themed Birthday Party
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So your child wants a circus themed birthday party? Or maybe
that's the theme you picked for your daughter or son. For
whatever reason you are reading this, be assured that you are in
the right place. This article contains ideas for hosting the
perfect circus birthday party.
Invitations
Follow these steps to hand out birthday party invitations that
you can be proud of:
1. Buy a pre-made birthday announcement card from your local
card shop (many grocery stores have a card section as well) or
print one off of your computer. The invitation should include
answers to the questions Who? What? Where? and Why?.
2. Now buy a roll of tickets that say something like "Admit One"
on them. Tape one of these tickets to the inside of the birthday
announcement card.
3. When a child comes to the birthday location on the day of the
party, ask for his or her ticket, just like what is done at a
real circus.
Entertainment
Party Games:
Try changing popular
birthday games to fit the circus theme. Pin the tail on the
donkey could become pin the nose on the clown, musical chairs
could be played to circus music, and so on and so forth.
Alternatively you could set up carnival booths (made from
cardboard boxes or using your own idea), each booth having a
different carnival game, which kids could play to win prizes.
Every child could win a prize, and that would be their guest
favor.
Have the kids at the birthday party do "circus stunts", which
could be
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anything from diving through hula hoops to attempting to juggle. Two other ideas for
this are handstands and walking on a rope that is laid across
the ground (tightrope walking).
Other Entertainment:
* Rent a circus movie or DVD which you can play at the party. A
recent circus video which has recently come out to DVD is Cirque
du Soliel's Solstrom.
* Hire a professional clown, keeping in mind that many small
children are afraid of clowns. Can't find a clown? Check out
www.ClownsForHire.com, a large database of professional clowns
that you can search by location. * Have everyone come dressed as
clowns or circus animals. You could give a prize for the
wackiest costume.
* Buy some long and skinny balloons for balloon twisting and try
to teach party guests how to make balloon animals (you get
easily get some books on this subject).
Decoration
Decoration sets the whole mood for the birthday party. So, when
you're decorating your house for you child's birthday party,
keep in mind that it's the circus you are trying to imitate.
This means that there should be balloons, banners, and streamers
everywhere. You could use masking tape or rope to make a circus
ring on your floor, and if you are really ambitious, you could
even set up a huge circus tent (made from tarps) outside or even
in your house. Lastly, don't forget to play some circus music.
Food * Serve common
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carnival foods like corn dogs, popcorn, and
cotton candy.
* As a healthier choice, let guests snack on "circus monkey
treats", or in other words, sliced bananas.
* You could bake a cake or buy one. If you choose to bake your
own, a good recipe for the occasion can be found at http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CakesOthe
r/BirthdayClownCake.html
* If not, it will not be very difficult for you to find a cake
with a clown on it.
Guest Favors/Goodie Bags
Goodie bags are a great way of thanking guests for coming to
celebrating your daughter or son's birthday. In my opinion, no
party is complete without them. If you are planning on using the
prizes from your carnival games, you should give away things
that you would win at a carnival. These are things like stuffed
animals, blow up hammers, and other dollar store type items.
However, if you're not going to have carnival games at your
party, put whatever you want in the goodie bags; it really
doesn't matter. Just don't forget to give each child a balloon
on his or her way out.
Whether you use just one of these ideas or all of them, I hope
this article gave you some ideas to make your child's birthday
the best birthday ever. Good luck!
About the author:
Quinn Spicker is the webmaster of www.Circus-Street.com, an online community for circus
artists and their fans...
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